Sierra Entertainment announced today that it is developing Ice Age 2 The Meltdown, based on 20th Century Fox's animated film, for the Nintendo Wii, and will be available at retailers nationwide this holiday season.

According to German Gamestar magazine, Epic's Jay Wilbur revealed at the Tokyo Game Show that UT 2007 has been further delayed, until Q2/Q3 2007. While Epic never announced an official release date, Sony initially mentioned it was to be a launch title, and while many retailers had it listed for end of the year, a few months ago The Inquirer reported it was postponed until 2007. Specific reasons for the delay were of course not provided, but it is safe to assume the extra development time will be used to polish the game.

Dreamcube is a adventure/puzzle game where you play as Jack, who receives a mysterious present for his birthday, a Dreamcube. While during the day it seems an inconspicuous present, at night its power traps your into your own dreams. With only one way to get out, Jack needs to find the individual parts of the sleep crystal scattered throughout the massive DreamCube world.

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy videogame will set 15 of the popular television show's characters against each other in a fighting/adventure game.

F.E.A.R. is a paranormal action thriller presented entirely in first person. It is an unprecedented adrenaline rush of close-quarters combat seamlessly melded with the spine-tingling, shocking intensity of the unknown. A 542mb demo is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace allowing you to try out part of the game; it's the same demo that's available on the latest OXM cover disc.

While there are no details available as of yet, Destineer is looking to hire an Art Director to work on a yet-unannounced FPS for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. Destineer, known for First to Fight and other titles in the Close Combat franchise, is working closely with US Marines to make an enormously compelling video game.

Set in one of the most challenging periods of human history, Anno 1503 blends the excitement of real-time strategy with the depth of empire building while sending players on a quest for wealth and power with thrilling adventures and discoveries at every turn.

Check out the following new screens from TECMO's TGS 2006 lineup:

• Super Swing Golf Pangya (Wii) - Screens
• Tokobot Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri (PS2) - 12 New Screens
• Dead or Alive: Xtreme 2 (X360) - 14 New Screens
• Ninja Gaiden Sigma (PS3) - 8 New Screens

After a successful cooperation for D&D Online, Turbine has signed a distribution agreement with SAKURA Internet to bring its MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar to the Japanese market.

The Guild 2 will be a combination of unique sweeping role-play and a fascinating life-simulation, conjuring the medieval life anew on your PC. This v1.15 patch fixes various multiplayer issues, bugs, but also adds a new map.

Turbine calls players to return to the familiar grounds of Stormreach Harbor to save the city as it released the 4th, free, content module for D&D Online: Stormreach, featuring five compelling new dungeons that unveil new threats to the city from dark forces including the Cult of Madness, the Dwarves of Ironroot and a tribe of troglodytes.

Sins of a Solar Empire is a real-time space strategy title under development at Ironclad Games. Unfolding the fate of three unique factions, Sins of a Solar Empire is the first chapter in an epic science fiction saga.

Paraworld combines a setting never seen before with personalized unit management, bringing new life to the real-time strategy genre. Modern elements blend with primeval conditions in a long forgotten, incredibly beautiful prehistoric world. A promised, SEK has released the SDK allowing you to create your own content.

EA has released mod tools for The Battle for Middle-Earth 2 allowing the community to create and mod their own content. This updated SDK brings it in line with the latest update patch and includes 3DS Max 7 Autodesk plugin, a W3D Viewer, an Asset Cache Builder, as well as documentation and tutorials to get you started (thanks 3DGamers).

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Alarm fur Cobra 11: Nitro - Trailer
• Need for Speed Carbon [ALL] - Trailer #7
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance [ALL] - Villains Trailer
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A few days ago Sony's Ken Kutaragi's TGS 06 keynote speech revealed that the PS3 would be backwards compatible with 16 bit games on the MegaDrive/Genesis, much like the Nintendo Wii. Oddly enough SEGA Japan has issued a short statement clarifying that such claims are not correct at this point, that the option is merely being considered, and is currently "under examination." Did somebody speak too soon?

Check out the following new screens from Microsoft's TGS 2006 lineup:

• Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs - Screens
• Blue Dragon (X360) - Screens & Trailer
• Crackdown (X360) - Screens
• Flight Simulator X - Screens
• Lost Odyssey (X360) - Screens & Trailer
• Infinite Undiscovery (X360) - Game Details
• Viva Pinata (X360) - Screens
• Forza Motorsport 2 (X360) - Screens
• Gears of War (X360)

Already hinted at a few weeks ago Valve revealed today that it is implementing a dynamic weapon pricing system in Counter-Strike. Prices have stayed the same since its release back in the late 90s and so Valve came up with the idea to gather info on what weapons were bought most, as more people purchase a certain weapon, the price will rise and other weapons will become less expensive.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Pacific Storm - Naval Strike Trailer
• Tony Hawk’s Project 8 [ALL] - Behind the Scenes Trailer #4
• Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam [Wii] - Trailer (2)
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The creators of the Train Simulator and Let's Go By Train! railroad simulators tag together once again to present Railfan, dedicated to all railroad enthusiasts everywhere. Using the new Blu-ray disk technology to its fullest, the increased data capacity allows the game to cover trains from not only Japan, but those running in Chicago, USA as well.